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Discounted Compost bins on sale this weekend!

Now that you’re recycling all that paper, plastic, and other former trash, what about recycling your organic waste by COMPOSTING?

The City of Chicago is selling discounted compost bins ($30) and rain barrels ($40) this weekend.

Where: Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd.When: Saturday, July 14, 10 a.m. – noonThe sale is open to all Chicago residents, and limited to 1 rain barrel and 1 composter per household. Please pay by check, made payable to City of Chicago, cash will not be accepted.

For information on how to compost, visit the Chicago Recycling Coalition’s website: www.chicagorecycling.org/ , in the “extreme recycling” section.